376: Are you interested in me?

"Poor person, you?" Li Mengyao mimicked Ye Su's earlier mannerisms with a sarcastic tone:

"Ah, it's not like I can't afford five million... Ah, if you win, I'll transfer the money to you on the spot..."

Li Mengyao's imitation left Ye Su stunned: "Was I really that punchable just now?"

"Mhm." Li Mengyao nodded in firm agreement: "And that's only because I'm pretty. If it were your face, it would be even more punchable."

"Uh... it seems Lin Youde is still a decent person to be able to endure that..."

"Don't change the subject. Finders keepers."

Seeing Li Mengyao's stance, Ye Su knew he would have to spend some money to resolve this.

When betting with Lin Youde earlier, Li Mengyao had voluntarily offered to pay the five million if they lost.

Now that they had won five million, it really wouldn't be right not to share a portion with her.

"Then what should we do? Five million, how about 2.5 million each?"

"You're the 250!"

Although over two million wasn't a small amount, it wasn't much either, and Li Mengyao wasn't exactly short on cash:

"Forget it. Since you drove Lin Youde away and helped me vent my frustration, I won't ask for the money. But it wouldn't be too much to ask for you to buy me a gift, right?"

"What kind of gift do you want?" Ye Su asked, looking guarded: "Don't tell me you want a villa or something. You could sell me and I still wouldn't be able to afford it."

"Who asks a girl what she wants when buying her a gift..." Li Mengyao rolled her eyes: "Think of what to get yourself; I'm only responsible for receiving it."

"Alright, I'll get you a gift when I find something suitable."

One look at Li Mengyao and it was clear she lacked nothing in life, and Ye Su had no idea what kind of gift would be appropriate.

He wanted to just pick a piece of jewelry from the [System Gold Shop], but since her family was in that business, Ye Su had to give up on such a perfunctory act.

"You're a grown man, you have to keep your word." Like a primary school student, Li Mengyao stretched out her pinky finger toward Ye Su: "Pinky swear."

"How old are you, still doing this kind of thing..."

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing this, Li Mengyao let out a low hum, and her gaze gradually turned unfriendly.

Seeing this, Ye Su's right pinky finger immediately hooked with Li Mengyao's, driven by a survival instinct:

"Fine, fine, fine, pinky swear, pinky swear."

"That's more like it." Li Mengyao pulled her hand back, beaming with joy.

Watching Li Mengyao's reaction, Ye Su couldn't help but mutter internally:

She's a wealthy heiress, and she's not short on money, is it really worth getting this happy just because she managed to fleece me?

[Ding!]

[Li Mengyao's [Intimacy] towards the Host has increased by 5 points. Current Intimacy is 90 points, rated as — Devoted!]

Ah!

Looking at the suddenly popped-up system notification, and then at Li Mengyao, who was secretly pleased with herself, Ye Su was completely bewildered.

What's going on? How did she suddenly become [Devoted]!

As a wealthy beauty, Ye Su had naturally wondered in his heart before if Li Mengyao liked him.

But since [She likes me] was one of the three great illusions of life, Ye Su was afraid of misinterpreting the signs and making a fool of himself, so he had just let the thought pass.

Unexpectedly, this wasn't his imagination at all.

Li Mengyao was actually interested in him!

Ye Su finally understood why Li Mengyao, who was usually dignified and elegant, would turn into a wilful young lady whenever she was with him.

He blamed his own denseness for not noticing this sooner.

"What are you thinking about? Why are you spacing out?" Seeing Ye Su suddenly lose focus, Li Mengyao stretched out a hand and waved it in front of his eyes:

"What's wrong? Is it that difficult for you to buy me a gift?"

"Oh!" Ye Su finally snapped out of the system notification: "It's not difficult."

"If you dared to say it was difficult, see how I'd deal with you." Li Mengyao bared her two canine teeth, threatening Ye Su with zero effect:

"You won the money, so you're paying for this meal."

"Fine, I'll pay..."

Knowing that Li Mengyao was interested in him, Ye Su didn't seize the opportunity to pick on her like he used to, obediently agreeing to foot the bill later.

As for striking while the iron was hot and having something happen with Li Mengyao.

Honestly, the thought had indeed crossed Ye Su's mind just now.

With long legs, a slim waist, a great chest, and a beautiful face, as a normal man, it was hard for Ye Su not to want something to happen when a wealthy beauty was this close.

But Ye Su only thought about it internally and had no intention of taking any action.

Not to mention Li Mengyao's family background, it was highly unlikely she would be like Chen Xinyi and Yan Ran, allowing him to enjoy the blessings of having multiple partners.

With Yan Ran joining the household just last week, and Li Mengyao this week, the four of them could almost form a mahjong table.

Although Ye Su aspired to be a scumbag, he felt that taking on new girlfriends so frequently was a bit too much.

His brain worked at high speed, and Ye Su decided to put Li Mengyao's matter aside for now and continue interacting as they always had.

When the relationship between the two reached a natural point, they could decide what to do then.

If he missed today's opportunity and they didn't end up together, then he could only blame it on them not being fated.

Once he figured this out, Ye Su no longer had any psychological burden. He returned to his usual roguish personality, trading witty remarks with Li Mengyao.

They drank afternoon tea until about five o'clock, and after Ye Su paid the bill, he parted ways with Li Mengyao.

Instead of heading straight home, Ye Su drove back to his rental apartment and opened the safe inside.

"10 grams, 20 grams..."

After counting out 1,500 grams of gold bars, Ye Su opened the [System Gold Shop].

[Today's Gold Buyback Price: 785 Yuan/gram]

"The gold price has dropped again..."

When Ye Su checked two days ago, the gold price was as high as 800 yuan per gram.

In just two days, it had dropped by 15 yuan per gram.

With 6,000 grams of gold bars in the safe, he had lost nearly a hundred thousand yuan.

"If the gold price keeps dropping like this, this batch of gold bars might lose over 200,000 yuan..."

6,000 grams of gold bars, sold over four days, would allow him to roll the [Lucky Dice] four times.

As long as he could guess correctly once, he could earn back all the money lost.

If he missed all four times, he would have to admit it was his own fault.

"Recycle 1,500 grams of gold."

[Gold recycling successful!]

[Transferring funds to the Host...]

With a flash of light, the gold bars Ye Su had placed on the safe, along with the packaging and certificates, disappeared.

Taking out his phone, he saw that the bank had indeed sent a transfer notification for 1,177,500 yuan.

Besides that, there was an unread WeChat message.

[Chen Xinyi: Sister Ran said she's coming over to eat with us tonight]

[Alright, I'll order takeout tonight]

[Chen Xinyi: Okay, I'll tell Sister Ran]

[If she wants to come over for dinner, couldn't she just say it in the group chat? There's no need for you to be the messenger]

[Chen Xinyi: Don't worry about it, we're happy to do it]

"Heh, sisterly love, huh!"

Ye Su decided that he would definitely have to deal with Chen Xinyi tonight and let her know who was really in charge at home!

[As long as you're happy]